so this isn't really a commuter since my current commute involves walking up stairs from kitchen to home office. but its my daily driver and i get to ride around a lot for work so i figure it fits
spec highlights:
- 58cm surly travelers check frameset i picked up from mighty riders before heading to east africa in 2012 (thanks ed)
- my dynamo lights and wheels were stolen last year near metrotown so i built up a temporary replacement set with used rims on old xt hubs
- eccentric specialized stem has allowed me to play with bar heights as i've dealt with some shoulder issues
- front brakes are a set of black xt 734s, i'd love to find a matching pair
- old set of xtr 950 cranks that just refuse to die! these ones have a 110/74 bcd spider so i can keep running them until they do, and i just picked up a matching (950) nos cartridge bb from ocb for 4$
- dropper-compatible ortlieb seat bag in high-vis green holds emergency supplies and is getting passed around between bikes like a vd
given the loads i often haul and the conditions i'm willing to ride in, i keep thinking i should get a disk-brake commuter. but there's something deliciously bloody-minded about running cantilever brakes in the rain and snow, i'll probably stick with them until they kill me
"Nobody really gives a shit that you don't like the thing that you have no firsthand experience with." Dave